Whitehall, Hampton Court, Greenwich, Richmond, Westminster, St James, Windsor Castle; England
(Depending on the season!)
Objective
Queen of England, Turn England Protestant.
Experience
Forty-six years experience of ruling England
1558-1603ruled London, England §Immensely popular (then and now) §Guided England through a dangerous time. §Reign was a Golden Age.
Queen of England
1558-1603Tudor Monarchy, London, England §Last of the Tudor throne §Half sister of “Bloody Mary” (heir of Henry VIII) §Never married, earned the nick name the Virgin Queen.
Peace maker
1558-1603Tudor Monarchy, London, England §Sought balance between religious efforts in England (Anglicanism, Catholicism, Puritanism) §Steered middle course to avoid religious civil war. §I thought religious uniformity was not as important as peace, prosperity, and unity.
Polititician
1558-1603Tudor Monarchy, London, England §Use marital status as instrument of foreign policy §Due to peaceful relations with other countries, England’s economy built up. §Became known as “politique”, because I put England’s national interest above religious beliefs.
Education
London England
1537-1543 §No official degree obtained §By age eleven I could write in English, Latin and Italian. §I also learned French and Greek with my final tutor.
Interests
Making peace throughout my country.
Visiting the globe theater to watch William Shakespeare’s plays.
(Depending on the season!)
Objective
Experience
1558-1603 ruled London, England
§ Immensely popular (then and now)
§ Guided England through a dangerous time.
§ Reign was a Golden Age.
1558-1603 Tudor Monarchy, London, England
§ Last of the Tudor throne
§ Half sister of “Bloody Mary” (heir of Henry VIII)
§ Never married, earned the nick name the Virgin Queen.
1558-1603 Tudor Monarchy, London, England
§ Sought balance between religious efforts in England (Anglicanism, Catholicism, Puritanism)
§ Steered middle course to avoid religious civil war.
§ I thought religious uniformity was not as important as peace, prosperity, and unity.
1558-1603 Tudor Monarchy, London, England
§ Use marital status as instrument of foreign policy
§ Due to peaceful relations with other countries, England’s economy built up.
§ Became known as “politique”, because I put England’s national interest above religious beliefs.
Education
1537-1543
§ No official degree obtained
§ By age eleven I could write in English, Latin and Italian.
§ I also learned French and Greek with my final tutor.
Interests
Visiting the globe theater to watch William Shakespeare’s plays.
References